Thomo Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, Jbr said: I was boiling all morning, thinking I want to be there so bad ! Now I see the lead ladies about to start their 6th hour of riding..... mehhhh no thanksĀ š¤£ Just caught the end of their 6hr+ day and got me wondering how long the average weekend warrior is going to be out there today.? Many won't have much time to recover ... M L 1
Jbr Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Thomo said: Just caught the end of their 6hr+ day and got me wondering how long the average weekend warrior is going to be out there today.? Many won't have much time to recover ... exactly, the lead ladies are very fast compared to the average racer (not even talking average Joe) Edited March 22, 2022 by Jbr
DieselnDust Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 52 minutes ago, Jbr said: I was boiling all morning, thinking I want to be there so bad ! Now I see the lead ladies about to start their 6th hour of riding..... mehhhh no thanksĀ š¤£ instantly cured !Ā š
DieselnDust Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 55 minutes ago, lechatnoir said: so, on a scale of 0 to Ivanka Trump, how entitled would you say they were? imagine them on a golf course... Ivanka Trumpš
SwissVan Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) On 3/21/2022 at 12:22 PM, Danger Dassie said: Applies to amateurs, not UCI teams afikĀ After getting food poisoning from a Woolworths sandwich at the finish this dehydration thing happened to me 10 years agoā¦ yewee itās horrible. Ā The next day I stopped at at one of the first aid points early in the stage and asked the Dr if he would be so kind and to give me a quick dripā¦. Ā He said sure, but then your race is overā¦ā¦ im definitely an amateur, luckily I started t I feel better as the day progressed without any drip, but we lost a lot of time that day. Those Rehydrate drinks helped a lot i can just imagine how hard it must be for a pro to race like this Ā Edited March 22, 2022 by SwissVan DieselnDust, Mongoose! and Danger Dassie 3
Spafsack Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, Thomo said: Just caught the end of their 6hr+ day and got me wondering how long the average weekend warrior is going to be out there today.? Many won't have much time to recover ... Very true, at least 10 hours, scary stuff.
DieselnDust Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, Headshot said: This flimsy tyre issue has been a thing since way back when and yet the top riders continue to take the risk. I suspect that they test tyres and opt for the most efficient option because it is that much faster. There is no doubt the less your tread squirms and bites into the ground, the lower your rolling resistance.Ā They accept the risk and sometimes it just doesn't pay off.... I'll take you back to 2005 when Tubeless was only 5 years old (no relation to Hambini although i may have..) 95% of the field was still riding tubed tyres, no sealant either. The excuse was Tubeless is heavy and slo and everyone wanted the low rolling resistance of latex tubes. By Stage 4 there was a queue outside teh Bowman's Cycles Mechanics area for Tubeless conversions. The then supplier of Stan's didn't have enough conversion kits in SA. Tubed tyres started their moonwalk out of the back door. The following year it was a braking reality and the V-brake finally died. Now obsession with light weight tyres at low low pressures is the next dogma #thatmustffall Ā Old and Slow, Fred van Vlaanderen, ChrisF and 1 other 4
jcza Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Spafsack said: Very true, at least 10 hours, scary stuff. Is cut 10 hrs today? Ouch! DieselnDust 1
awesme Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 50 minutes ago, NotSoBigBen said: Surely you jest š³ surely not, this is the inter webs, we mos have the worlds leading experts here G M L, Fred van Vlaanderen and Scary Rider 1 1 1
DieselnDust Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 26 minutes ago, Thomo said: Just caught the end of their 6hr+ day and got me wondering how long the average weekend warrior is going to be out there today.? Many won't have much time to recover ... they lost just under 5% of the teams yesterday. I think there be another 5% gone by 18h00 (cut off). Judging by the mount of teams that were not even half way by 13h00 there's going to be some broken hearts tonight
Spafsack Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: they lost just under 5% of the teams yesterday. I think there be another 5% gone by 18h00 (cut off). Judging by the mount of teams that were not even half way by 13h00 there's going to be some broken hearts tonight Very true D, allot of money to pay and to only do 2 stages if you lucky. Some teams will take 12 hours. It seems you really have to be ultra fit and in top form to attempt this. DieselnDust 1
Headshot Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 Seems a lot tougher than last October's event. Covid honeymoon is over... DieselnDust and DIPSLICK 1 1
DieselnDust Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Headshot said: Seems a lot tougher than last October's event. Covid honeymoon is over... interesting point... Since then we've had Omicron that seems to have had mild symptoms but often a big impact on fitness, cardiovascular response to training and fatigue. Long covid has been a thing so I wonder if there is a factor of Omicron impacting long term health and training ability?
jcza Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: interesting point... Since then we've had Omicron that seems to have had mild symptoms but often a big impact on fitness, cardiovascular response to training and fatigue. Long covid has been a thing so I wonder if there is a factor of Omicron impacting long term health and training ability? I don't think we know what the impact isĀ Underachiever, Danger Dassie and DieselnDust 3
Headshot Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 Actually i was referring to the route being harder... I also wonder about Covid 19 but I think there is a tendency now to blame any illness on Covid, like the bug I had in January this year and the recurring tummy bugs everyone seems to be getting at the moment. DieselnDust 1
Shebeen Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 31 minutes ago, Spafsack said: Very true D, allot of money to pay and to only do 2 stages if you lucky. Some teams will take 12 hours. It seems you really have to be ultra fit and in top form to attempt this. r50k for 24km prologue and 92km lourensford 1 = ~R450/km! M L and Fred van Vlaanderen 2
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